Vatican City Flag

How to identify it

A square flag divided yellow next to the flagpole and white at the outer edge, with crossed keys and a papal tiara on the white half.

Design and construction

Proportions

Square

Adoption and legal status

Adopted with Vatican City State in 1929.

History of the design

The yellow and white colours developed from the gold and silver keys of Saint Peter. The state’s official account traces their use on papal flags to the early nineteenth century.

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